Winter driving means safety, planning foremost

November 12, 2013

Superiorland drivers awoke Monday morning to windshields that needed to be scraped and roads that needed to be navigated - carefully.

Although the National Weather Service tells us the skies will be sunny Wednesday and temperatures a moderate 45, winter is here.

If history holds, as area drivers learn to acclimate themselves to slippery roads and limited visibility, there will be a modest spike in the number of weather-related fender accidents during the first few weeks of this newly christened snow season.

Here, then, are a handful of common sense driving tips endorsed by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, among others: